9 Ways You Should Be Preparing For A Life After Youth Ministry

9 Ways You Should Be Preparing For A Life After Youth Ministry

This is the 11th post in my series of 12 posts on the new book by Jeff Goins, Real Artists Don’t Starve. It’s my attempt to convince youth workers that they’re artists and that their work matters. Being a youth pastor for 27 years sounds romantic,...
Take Ownership Of Your God Given Talents Or Someone Else Will

Take Ownership Of Your God Given Talents Or Someone Else Will

This is my 10th post, in a series of 12, where I use Jeff Goins book, Real Artists Don’t Starve, to convince and inspire you, the local youth worker, that you are an artist. This particular chapter deals with artists who give away too much of their art or do not...
How A Youth Pastor Earns Respect

How A Youth Pastor Earns Respect

This is the ninth post in my Real Youth Pastors Don’t Starve Series,  as I attempt to convince you, the local youth worker, that you are an artist. Each post is my take on Jeff Goins book Real Artists Don’t Starve. Let jump right into this. You must value...
This Is How You Get Off The Island (Of Desperation)

This Is How You Get Off The Island (Of Desperation)

This is my seventh blog post in a series about Jeff Goin’s new book and my sixth attempt to convince you, the local youth worker, that you are an artist gifted by God to do what you do. You can start at the begging HERE and I highly recommend you buy...
This Is Where Your Best Youth Ministry Ideas Will Come From

This Is Where Your Best Youth Ministry Ideas Will Come From

I’m in the basement of my church. I can hear the groans and creaks of “the others”  upstairs. They’re shuffling papers, having meetings, dishing out information. I’ve barricaded myself in “the lab”, aka my office, working on...